Waterford selector Fintan O'Connor is adamant that they can still make a major impact on the All-Ireland SHC.

Following their morale sapping defeat to Tipperary in the Munster SHC final, Waterford manager Derek McGrath and his management team including O'Connor have the task of picking up the pieces and preparing the side for an All-Ireland SHC quarterfinal on Sunday week.

They face a Wexford side growing in confidence with every game that they play and there is a general feeling that the Model County could capatilise on Waterford's failings in the provincial decider.

However, O'Connor stressed to the Waterford News & Star that they have no option but to stand up and be counted.

"We have to put it right, simple as that," said O'Connor. "We have been saying over the last 18 months that this is a young team and that maybe we would have a couple of days that didn't go our way.

"Things definitely didn't go our way against Tipp and maybe we didn't react to it and didn't do what we should have done.

"We'll just try and go back to work during the week and try turn things around. This group of lads don't become a bad team overnight or in one hour 20 minutes. I'd back them one hundred per cent to turn this around."

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